In a statement, the La Liga club said they refused a proposal from Barca that they sign Griezmann but delay the payment of the buy-out clause
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Barcelona: Atletico Madrid have accused Barcelona and Antoine Griezmann of a "lack of respect" after the Catalan giants’ president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed on Friday that the two clubs had held talks about the signing of the France international.
In a statement, the La Liga club said they refused a proposal from Barca that they sign Griezmann but delay the payment of the buy-out clause. "Both Barcelona and the player have disrespected Atletico Madrid and all its fans," the club said.
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